Lipides de la cuticule spécifiques d'une caste chez l'abeille sans aiguillon Friesella schrottkyi
| Autor: | Nunes, Túlio M., David Morgan, E., Drijfhout, Falko P., Zucchi, Ronaldo |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
| Předmět: |
[SDV.EE]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology
environment queen control hydrocarbons---phéromone ouvrière pondeuse fungi education [SDV.BID]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biodiversity laying workers [SDV.BA.ZI]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Animal biology/Invertebrate Zoology pheromone différence entre castes [SDV.SA.SPA]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences/Animal production studies behavior and behavior mechanisms hydrocarbones contrôle par la reine reproductive and urinary physiology caste differences |
| Zdroj: | Apidologie Apidologie, Springer Verlag, 2010, 41 (5), ⟨10.1051/apido/2010042⟩ |
| ISSN: | 0044-8435 1297-9678 |
| DOI: | 10.1051/apido/2010042⟩ |
| Popis: | International audience; While a queen control pheromone complex that inhibits worker ovary development has been described for honey bees, no comparable control pheromones have been identified for their sister group, the stingless bees. The aim of the present work was to search for possible control pheromones in the stingless bee Friesella schrottkyi. No volatile substances were found in the heads of queens that might serve as queen control pheromones. On the other hand, distinct differences were found between the cuticular substances of queens and workers. The major hydrocarbons were different between the two castes, and while queens contained methyl-branched alkanes and no unsaturated hydrocarbons, workers contained alkenes and alkadienes but no methyl branched hydrocarbons. Colonies deprived of a queen produced laying workers. Differences were observed in the cuticular patterns of laying workers and workers from a queen controlled colony. |
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